Saqra Waqra

For the mountain in the Dos de Mayo Province, Huánuco Region, Peru, see Saqra Waqra (Dos de Mayo).
Saqra Waqra
Saqra Waqra

Peru

Highest point
Elevation 4,200 m (13,800 ft) [1]
Coordinates 9°39′30″S 76°22′53″W / 9.65833°S 76.38139°W / -9.65833; -76.38139Coordinates: 9°39′30″S 76°22′53″W / 9.65833°S 76.38139°W / -9.65833; -76.38139
Geography
Location Huánuco Region
Parent range Andes

Saqra Waqra (Quechua saqra malignant, pernicious, bad, bad tempered, wicked; restless; devil, synonym of supay, waqra horn,[2][3] "devil's horn", also spelled Sagrahuagra) is a mountain in the Andes of Peru which reaches a height of approximately 4,200 m (13,800 ft). It is located in the Huánuco Region, Huánuco Province, Churubamba District.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Dos de Mayo Province (Huánuco Region)
  2. ↑ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  3. ↑ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)


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